Comparison of clients of a mobile health van and a traditional STD clinic

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 388-393

  Ellen, Jonathan M ^a   Bonu, Sekhar ^a   Arruda, Jaime S ^a   Ward, Michael A ^b   Vogel, Ruth ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AIDS Administration   (United States)

^c BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HIV CTR; Mobile van clinic; STDs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0037377796     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200304010-00007     Document Type: Article

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